六级Yet like many college teachers around the U.S., the faculty remain doubtful that their work as educators can be measured by a "learning outcome" such as a graduate's ability to investigate and reason.

然而，和美国许多大学教师一样，教师们仍然怀疑他们作为教育工作者的工作是否可以用“学习成果”来衡量，比如毕业生的调查和推理能力。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3,700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues.

美国邮政局今天宣布，由于收入下降，它正在考虑明年关闭大约3700家邮局。

2016年12月听力原文

六级The U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that have family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-feeding support, according to a 2007 study.

根据2007年的一项研究，美国远远落后于所有富裕国家和许多实行家庭友好型工作政策的发展中国家，包括带薪育儿假、带薪病假和母乳喂养支持。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the U.S., and until now have only reported minor accidents.

该公司的自动驾驶汽车在美国各州行驶了100多万英里，迄今为止只报告了轻微事故。

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

四级Consumers, in the U.S. at least, are acting cautiously with the savings they're getting at the gas pump, as the memory of the recent great recession is still fresh in their mind.

至少在美国，消费者对从加油站获得的储蓄反应谨慎，因为他们对最近的大衰退记忆犹新。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级It indicates that economic activities in the U.S. have increased.

这表明美国的经济活动有所增加。

2011年12月阅读原文

考研So they compared U.S. cities' average happiness measured by Gallup Polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.

因此，他们将盖洛普民意调查所测量的美国城市平均幸福感与这些地区上市公司的投资活动进行了比较。

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume -72- highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion ( ' , 转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望进入食物链，消费-72-高谷物密集型肉制品，以及大规模转移（“，转向) 将美国粮食用于生产生物燃料。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望进入食物链，消费高度粮食密集型的肉制品，以及美国粮食大量转移到美国

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

美国也是唯一一个不保证工人有薪假期的发达经济体，也是世界上仅有的两个不提供有薪产假的国家之一。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研first two hours, now three hours一this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S. airports with increasingly massive security lines.

前两个小时，现在是三个小时一这是当局建议人们提前多少时间赶搭国内航班的建议，至少在美国一些安检线越来越大的主要机场是如此。

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

美国也是唯一一个不保证工人有薪假期的发达经济体，也是世界上仅有的两个不提供有薪产假的国家之一。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级What is the author's advice to U.S. companies and individuals?

作者对美国公司和个人有何建议？

2011年12月阅读原文

四级Supermarkets offer more variety than ever, and there are over four times as many farmers' markets in the U.S. as there were 20 years ago.

超级市场的种类比以往任何时候都多，美国农贸市场的数量是20年前的四倍多。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级While fully 64% of all U.S. high school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable German population, 28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37%of the Japanese proceed beyond high school.

尽管有64%的美国高中毕业生在人生的某个阶段上过大学，但只有30%的可比德国人口、28%的法国人、20%的英国人和37%的日本人高中毕业。

2015年12月听力原文

四级If I stayed in the U.S., it'd take two years and cost at least 50,000 dollars in tuition alone.

如果我留在美国，需要两年的时间，光是学费就至少要花5万美元。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

六级Interest in elite high school math competitions has grown in recent years, and in light of last summer's U.S. win at the International Math Olympiad ( ' , IMO)—the first for an American team in more than two decades— the trend is likely to continue.

近年来，人们对高中数学竞赛的兴趣与日俱增，鉴于去年夏天美国队在国际数学奥林匹克运动会（IMO）上获胜——这是美国队20多年来首次获胜——这种趋势可能会持续下去。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级In 2005, as the authors observe, real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average.

正如作者所观察到的，2005年法国人均实际消费量仅为美国的60%，这表明美国人的平均经济状况要比法国人好得多。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级Its flagship stores in major U.S. cities depend heavily on international tourist spending, which shrank at many retailers due to a strong dollar.

其在美国主要城市的旗舰店在很大程度上依赖于国际旅游消费，由于美元走强，许多零售商的国际旅游消费出现了萎缩。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Parking rates will be attracted about $400 monthly or $25 per day, according to Ari Milstein, the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company.

根据自动化停车系统规划总监Ari Milstein的说法，停车收费每月约400美元或每天25美元。自动化停车系统是一家德国公司在美国的子公司。

2013年6月听力原文

六级More than 130 U.S. banks failed in 2009.

2009年有130多家美国银行倒闭。

2016年6月听力原文

六级It is attributable to the rising value of the U.S. dollar.

这可归因于美元升值。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Because of these differences, comparing France's consumption with the U.S.'s overstates the gap in economic welfare.

由于这些差异，将法国的消费与美国的消费进行比较夸大了经济福利的差距。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级But with the new rules in France, U.S. support could make a difference.

但随着法国出台新规定，美国的支持可能会有所不同。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级A fourth of this year's U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.

今年美国粮食收成的四分之一将用于汽车燃料。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级The rising numbers sigx1fnify growing vitality in foreign markets – when we import more stuff, it puts more cash in the hands of people around the world, and U.S. exports are rising because more foreigners have the ability to buy the things we produce and market.

不断增长的数字表明外国市场的活力日益增强——当我们进口更多的东西时，世界各地的人手中就会有更多的现金，美国的出口也在增长，因为更多的外国人有能力购买我们生产和销售的东西。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级Since the early 1990s, several clinics have been established in the U.S. to treat heavy Internet users.

自20世纪90年代初以来，美国已经建立了几家诊所来治疗重度互联网用户。

2010年6月阅读原文

四级According to a survey on reading conducted in 2001 by the U.S. National Education Association (NEA), young Americans say reading is important, more important than computers and science.

根据美国国家教育协会（NEA）2001年进行的一项关于阅读的调查，美国年轻人认为阅读很重要，比计算机和科学更重要。

2013年6月听力原文

四级"Everyone in the U.S. is consuming salt far in excess of what is good for them," says lead author Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo of UCSF.

加州大学旧金山分校的首席作者Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo博士说：“美国每个人的食盐量都远远超过了对他们有益的水平。”。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Some U.S. schoolsacknowledge the rigor of European secondary training, and will give up a year’s credit to foreigners who have passed their high school exams.

一些美国学校承认欧洲中等教育的严格性，并将向通过高中考试的外国人放弃一年的学分。

2015年12月听力原文

六级And while exports always seem to lag, U.S. companies are becoming more involved in the global economy with each passing month.

尽管出口似乎总是滞后，但美国公司每个月都越来越多地参与全球经济。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the U.S.?.S.?

我们从这篇关于美国失业数字的文章中学到了什么。？

2012年12月阅读原文

考研Hagel says we have designed jobs in the U.S. that tend to be "tightly scripted" and "highly standardized" ones that leave no room for "individual initiative or creativity".

哈格尔说，我们在美国设计的工作往往是“脚本严密”和“高度标准化”的，没有“个人主动性或创造性”的空间。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ